DISCLAIMER: I do not own these characters, except for Matthew and Moxie. The rest of them belong to James Duff and the Major Crimes franchise.

A/N: Well everybody, this is the last chapter of the story Firebug. I wanted to thank everyone for the great reviews. I really appreciate them. I will be continuing this in a new story that will pick up a couple of weeks later. Stay tuned...

Chapter 16

Sharon rolled over and ran her hand through the bed sheets, noticing that Andy was not sleeping next to her. She opened her eyes and looked for him, noticing the time on the clock in their room. 'Ugh, 2:40!' she thought to herself. She turned on the light on the night stand next to their bed. She glanced around the room looking for him but he was not there. She glanced over to the bathroom, but the light was off. She took a deep breath and then looked towards the balcony and noticed that the blinds were drawn open. She got out of bed and headed towards the balcony doors where she saw Andy leaning up against the railing.

"Sorry, did I wake you?" he asked as she wrapped her hands around his midsection. "No, I just didn't know where you were" she said to him as he turned around in her arms and gathered her closely. "It's quiet out here" he said to her. "It helps me think" he added. She understood that. "It's just that we've been through so much Sharon in the past couple of months, I just want things to go right for us for a change" Andy whispered to her.

"Things will, I have faith that everything will work out for our family and for us" Sharon had said to him as she looked up at his face. He held her longer in his arms and she rubbed her hands up and down his back. He gave her a little smile and tugged on her hand. "Come on, I've been out here long enough" he said as he led her back inside their bedroom. Sharon closed the balcony doors behind her and followed him to their bed. Andy laid down and Sharon snuggled up to him again. As soon as his head hit his pillow, he was out. Sharon heard his breathing change and knew he fell asleep. She did the same not too long after.

That morning, the sun was starting to shine through their bedroom windows and Andy stretched as he woke up. He glanced down and saw Sharon was practically sleeping on top of him. She must have moved after the second time they went to bed. He started rubbing his hands on her back, gently caressing her. "Morning" she said to him as she woke up, enjoying her little back massage. "Good morning, beautiful" he said to her as she looked back at him. "Happy Thanksgiving" he said to her and gave her a kiss. She returned the kiss with equal fervor.

There was a knock at their bedroom door. "Who is it?" Andy asked as it could only be two people. "Matthew" a little voice said from the other side of the door. "At least he knocks now, the kid is learning" Andy said to Sharon as she got off of him. "Come in Matthew" Sharon said, making sure she looked decent. "Good Morning Matthew" Sharon said as he came into their room. Matthew ran inside closer to them and Moxie followed him. "Good morning" he said to them. "Wow! You are already dressed!" Sharon said surprisingly. "How long have you been up, buddy?" Andy asked Matthew. "A half hour" he said as he thought about it. "It's Thanksgiving morning!" Matthew said as he left their room with Moxie and went into the hallway. Sharon and Andy looked at each other and Andy shrugged his shoulders as he got out of bed to see where Matthew went. Matthew and Moxie were still upstairs looking out one of the windows at the front of the house. "This window is pretty cool, you can see everything outside from up here" he said as Andy approached him. Andy yawned and agreed with the boy, "Yes you can". "Why don't you go play in your room while I get dressed and then you can come with me to the store so we can get some groceries in this house, okay?" Andy said to Matthew as he placed his hand on Matthew's shoulder. "Okay" Matthew said as he got up and ran into his room, Moxie following him.

Andy stepped back into their room and Sharon was in their closet. He stepped in next to her as she was choosing what to wear. "I told Matthew to go play in his room while I got dressed and then he is coming with me to go grocery shopping" Andy said to her as he pulled out a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. "Sounds good, make sure you get what I want on the list I made in the kitchen" Sharon said to him. "Yes ma'am" he said back to her, with a wink and a smile, and then quickly changed in their bathroom. Sharon sat down in front of her mirror and looked at herself. The stitches in Sharon's neck were starting to bother her more so this morning and she wanted to itch them. Andy walked back in as Sharon was looking at her stitches. "Are they bothering you, sweetheart?" he said as he whispered into her ear walking past her to the laundry basket. "Yes, they itch so badly" Sharon said as she looked back at him to see what he was doing. He came back to her to look at both her neck and her arm. "Your arm looks real good, keep putting that ointment on them" he said as he touched her arm. "Your neck looks incredible" he said as he gently kissed the area of her stitches. "I feel all grimy" Sharon said to him. "I'll tell you what. Before they show up today, I will personally give you a Flynn special sponge bath which will make you feel wonderful" he said as he leaned down to kiss her. "I'll hold you to that promise" Sharon said as he pulled away to put on his shoes. "Remember get everything on my list!" she said to him as he walked out of their bedroom. "Yes dear" he said back as he walked over to Matthew's room. "Ready?" he said to him as Matthew was playing with his trucks. "Yes!" he said as he got up and followed Andy downstairs.

Andy let Moxie out in the yard before they left for the store and Moxie did his business, and then came back inside. Andy saw the list that Sharon had made. It was two pages long! "Are you kidding me?" he muttered to himself as he grabbed the list from the countertop. "Alright Matthew, let's go" Andy said as he held the door open for Matthew and then turned around. "You are in charge Moxie" he said to the dog and Moxie laid down on his bed in the kitchen. Andy and Matthew got in the car and Andy drove them to the grocery store to get the items on Sharon's list. When they pulled into the parking lot, there were a lot of cars already there. Andy took a deep breath and found a parking spot to pull in to. Just then, Andy's phone alerted to a text message from Sharon. 'Don't forget to pick up the catered meal, pick up is at the deli counter and it's under your name. Thank you sweetheart!' the message said. Andy put his phone away and they ventured into the grocery store on Thanksgiving morning with all of the other people out and about in Los Angeles.

Meanwhile back at the new house, Sharon was trying to sort through the unopened boxes in the living room. As she was doing that, Rusty came in the back way and was greeted by Moxie. "Hey Moxie" Rusty said to the dog as he petted him when he walked in to the kitchen. "Mom?" Rusty said as he made his way through to the front door. "In here" Sharon answered as Rusty found her sorting through some boxes. "Hi" he said to her. "Hello" she said as she unpacked another box. "What are you doing?" Rusty asked her as he took a look around the room. "I'm trying to make this place look halfway decent when company comes over later on today" Sharon said as she continued to go through the box in front of her. "Do you want some help? Gus is coming over shortly and he said he wants to help out" Rusty said to Sharon. Sharon looked up at him. "That would be perfect Rusty, thank you" she said to him.

Back at the grocery store, Andy and Matthew were getting everything on Sharon's list. Andy stopped at the deli counter to pick up the meal that Sharon had reserved for them. They had to make their way over to the dairy section after picking up the cereal and bread. Matthew picked a cereal that he wanted but Andy said it had too much sugar in it so Matthew put it back on the shelf. "How about Rice Krispies?" Andy suggested and Matthew agreed and placed the box in the cart. They made their way through the aisle and when Andy turned the corner, as he looked up, he thought he saw Croelick standing a couple of aisles down from them. As Andy got closer to the location, Croelick was not there. Andy looked around to see where he could have gone to. "This way Matthew" he said to the boy as he made his way through the aisles looking for Croelick, but he couldn't find him. Andy stopped in front of the dairy section. Maybe he was imagining seeing him there, he thought to himself. Matthew opened the door and got the milk they needed and other things on the list. Andy again looked around them but didn't see anybody. After getting everything on the list, they made their way to the checkout lines and waited to check out.

After checking out in what seemed to be the longest line ever, Andy and Matthew made their way to the car to unload the grocery bags. Matthew was helping Andy with the bags that he could lift and Andy was putting in the heavier things. After the car was loaded with groceries, Andy and Matthew brought the cart back to the cart corral and Matthew held Andy's hand as they walked back to the car. Andy got Matthew settled in the back seat and made his way to the front of the car. He looked up before getting in and saw Croelick again, in the car row in front of them. As Andy was looking at him a truck went by in front and when it passed, Croelick again was nowhere to be seen. Andy shook his head and looked again but didn't see him. He looked down in the car and saw Matthew was all set and then he got inside the car. "I must be seeing things" Andy said to himself. "What are you seeing?" Matthew asked innocently. "I thought I saw somebody I know, that's all" Andy said as he smiled back at Matthew. "Ready?" he asked Matthew. Matthew gave him a thumbs up. "Yes!" he said to Andy. They drove back to the new house.

Meanwhile at the new house, Sharon, Rusty, and Gus were unpacking some more boxes and putting things away in both the living room, family room, and dining room areas. Gus was already setting the table in the dining room after asking Sharon what she wanted the table to look like. Rusty was helping him sort through things. "So what happened to your mom?" Gus asked Rusty quietly. Rusty looked at him wondering what he was talking about. "The bandage on her neck and arm?" Gus said back to him. "Oh, she got injured at work by some crazy lady who held her hostage, Andy had to shoot the person" Rusty said nonchalantly. "Are you serious?" Gus said in disbelief. "Yes, look Sharon doesn't want it to be a big deal, okay so just act normal" Rusty explained to him. "Normal?" Gus said. "Yeah" Rusty said as he went back to helping set the table. Gus shook his head but went back to arranging the table.

Sharon was in the kitchen when Andy and Matthew came back home. She opened the door for them as they were bringing in the bags of groceries. She went out there to help as Matthew came inside. "Everything okay?" she said to Andy as she came up to the car. Andy looked at her. "Yeah, we got everything on your list" he said back to her. She could tell something was bothering him but she decided to let it go, if he wanted to tell her, he would eventually. They made several trips to the car and brought in all of the groceries. Sharon sorted through them and Andy placed the refrigerated items away. Gus and Rusty were done in the dining room and the table looked very nice. The room also looked neat and tidy. "Rusty, Gus, you guys did a nice job in here" Sharon said as she walked inside the room. "Thank you" Gus said. "Do you need any more help?" he asked Sharon as she looked around the room. "Well, all of the groceries are put away. The boxes are cleared" she said as she walked back to the hallway. "There is one favor I need" Sharon started to say to them. "What's that Mom?" Rusty asked. "If you guys wouldn't mind keeping an eye on Matthew for a while" Sharon asked them. "No problem Sharon" Gus said right away. "Okay, good. He is currently in the kitchen" Sharon said and then headed back to the kitchen where Andy and Matthew were at.

Andy was just putting away the empty grocery bags in the pantry when Sharon came up behind him and whispered in his ear. "Gus and Rusty are going to watch Matthew for a bit" she said. He turned around. "Oh, what do you have in mind Mrs. Flynn?" Andy asked her as he grinned. "Your famous sponge bath" she said back to him and then sauntered out of the kitchen to the hallway. Gus and Rusty came in to the kitchen and saw the last half of that exchange. Rusty just rolled his eyes at Andy. "Thanks guys" Andy said as he followed Sharon upstairs. Matthew was coloring on a big piece of paper. "Hi Matthew, what are you doing?" Gus asked him as he walked over to the kitchen table. "I'm coloring the first thanksgiving" Matthew said as he continued to color. "Do you want to help me?" Matthew asked Gus. "Sure, tell me what I should do" Gus said as he picked up a crayon.

Sharon made her way into the master bathroom and Andy wasn't too far behind her. She slowly undressed her clothes as Andy prepared the bath for her. As he filled up the bathtub with warm water, hot enough for Sharon to relax in but not too hot, he glanced over at Sharon who was undressing in front of him. Was she trying to kill him right there, he thought to himself. The water temperature was just right and the tub was filled. Andy shut off the water and turned his attention to Sharon. He made his way to her and slowly undid the two bandages covering up the stitches on her arm and neck. Sharon hissed a little when he did that. "Sorry" he whispered to her. He guided her to the bathtub and helped her get in. The water felt very nice to Sharon as she sat down in it. Andy stripped down to his boxers and a t-shirt and slowly took a washcloth and began to wash Sharon's body. He was careful each time he moved the washcloth up her body to not get her stitches wet on her arm or her neck. Each time he moved the washcloth up her body, he would lean in to give her a kiss on her cheek, nose, mouth, and neck. Sharon was enjoying every minute of the bath. Andy was so good to her and made her feel loved. "Are you going to join me in here?" she asked him as he moved closer to her. "Do you want me to?" Andy asked and Sharon nodded yes. Andy removed the remaining of his clothes and slid in behind her, still mindful of her stitches. He gently caressed her body as she settled in and leaned back onto him. He held her as she relaxed. He was going to tell her that he thought he saw Croelick at the grocery store but decided against it, because he didn't want to ruin the moment they were sharing and enjoying so much.

A couple of hours later, everyone was ready and dressed. The catered meal was sitting in the oven, keeping warm. Sharon was in the kitchen preparing some appetizers and Gus was helping her. Andy walked into the kitchen to grab a carrot stick from the tray Sharon was preparing. Usually she would swat his hand away but today she was just happy that he was willingly eating healthier. "Where's Matthew?" he asked. "He's in the family room watching a movie with Rusty" Sharon said as she was cutting up more vegetables. Gus was at the stove, slowly mixing the stuffing. He didn't mind the show of affection Sharon and Andy gave each other, he thought it was actually very nice that two people could love each other as much as them did. The doorbell rang and Moxie ran to the door and started barking. Andy went towards the front door and told Moxie it was okay. Moxie sat and Andy peeked outside and saw it was Nicole, Dean, and the boys. He opened the door and greeted them.

"Hi Grandpa Andy!" the boys said as they stepped inside the house. Nicole and Dean followed them in and they were awestruck by how big the house was. "Wow Dad! This house is perfect!" Nicole said to Andy as she greeted him. "Thank you" he said back to her. Dean shook Andy's hand. "Where's Matthew and everyone else?" Nicole asked her father. "Matthew is in the family room with Rusty watching a movie. Sharon is in the kitchen along with Gus" Andy said as he pointed to the different rooms. "Can we go watch the movie Mom?" the boys asked Nicole. "Sure, but don't run!" Nicole said to them as they headed to the family room. "Come on, I'll show you the kitchen" Andy said to Nicole and Dean as they followed him down the hall.

"Hi Nicole, Dean" Sharon greeted them as they came in to the kitchen. "Hi Sharon" Nicole said as she hugged her. Nicole noticed the bandage on Sharon's neck. "What happened?" Nicole asked Sharon. "Well, it's a long story" Sharon said to Nicole and they both sat down at the kitchen table. Andy asked Dean if he wanted anything to drink. "Oh, I'm fine right now" Dean said to him. "Come on, I'll show you the rest of the house" Andy said to Dean and they walked away. "Everything is looking good, Sharon. I'm going to check on Rusty and the boys" Gus said to Sharon as he made his way out to the family room.

"So, what happened because my Dad didn't mention anything about you getting injured" Nicole said to Sharon. "Oh, that's because I didn't want to worry everyone" Sharon said to her. "There was this lady…" Sharon started to say to Nicole. Meanwhile, Andy was showing Dean the backyard of the house and they were walking towards the swimming pool. "Oh, I'm sure the boys would just love this in the summertime Andy" Dean said to him. "Yeah, I'm sure they would" Andy said back to him. They made their way over to the porch. "So, you have a gas hookup outside? That's really nice" Dean said to Andy. "Yes, I just need to convince Sharon to let me buy the gas grill that I saw at the Home Depot" Andy said to him. "Oh, I'm sure she would let you" Dean said to Andy as they walked back in the house towards the kitchen. "And then your father shot her and saved me. I had to have stitches on my neck and my arm, but I'm fine" Sharon stated to Nicole. Nicole looked back at Sharon and she was glad that everything had gone well with that situation. She knew if something had happened to Sharon, she wasn't sure what her father would do. "Well, thank you for sharing that with me, Sharon. Both of you are very brave, I guess I never truly realized that before" Nicole said to Sharon as she smiled and touched her hand.

The doorbell rang again and this time it was Provenza and Patrice. Andy opened the door and they entered the house, admiring the big entranceway. "Hello Patrice" Andy said to her as he kissed her cheek. "Hello Andy" Patrice said back to him. "Sharon's in the kitchen along with Nicole. It's right down the hallway" Andy said to Patrice as she followed his instructions. "Provenza" Andy said as he shook his partner's hand. "Nice place you guys have here" Provenza said back to him. "Where's everyone else at?" Provenza asked Andy as he stood by the stairs. "I guess everyone else is in the Family Room watching some sort of movie" Andy said to him as they made their way towards the kitchen as well.

Patrice joined the other ladies at the kitchen table. "You have such a nice home here, Sharon" Patrice said to her. "Oh, thank you" Sharon said back to her. "I can't believe we moved everything yesterday from the condo and Andy's storage to here" Sharon added. "Well, everything looks great Sharon, as always" Nicole stated to Sharon. "So, did anything happen at work yesterday?" Andy asked Provenza as they walked into the kitchen. "No, boring as ever" Provenza stated and then headed to the island where the appetizers were laid out. He was looking for the dish that Patrice made and found it, grabbed a plate and helped himself to some food. Sharon stood up and walked over to where Andy was by the island. "We are going to serve dinner in about an hour or so" she said to him as she checked on all of the food. Andy smiled at her and gave her a small kiss. "Come on Provenza, let's go out back, I'll show you the amazing porch we have" Andy said to his best friend as he was grabbing some more food for his plate and then followed Andy outside.

"I'm sure our guys didn't want to hear us talking girl talk, that's why you shoed them out, didn't you Sharon?" Patrice said to her. Sharon just smiled back at Patrice and Nicole. "Um, maybe" Sharon said. The three of them continued to talk around the kitchen table. Meanwhile out on the porch in the backyard, Andy and Provenza were sitting and reminiscing about the good ole days. "Remember when we had to fly to Atlanta and pick up that guy who robbed a bank" Provenza started. "Yeah, and then we had to drive cross country with the Chief, Fritz, her parents, and the guy because he didn't want to fly back and made an incident when we brought him to the airport" Andy finished, shaking his head. Provenza was laughing at the memory. "The look on your face when we started driving in the big RV was priceless" he said to Andy, still laughing. "Yeah, well as I remember correctly, you weren't too thrilled either with those accommodations" Andy said to Provenza. Provenza looked back at his best friend and turned serious for a second. "In all seriousness, I'm glad that this Thanksgiving is a lot better than last year's. For one, you're okay. And she's not sitting in the waiting room of a hospital worried that you weren't coming back" Provenza told Andy as they sat there thinking about a lot of things. "Thanks" Andy said as he held out his hand and shook Provenza's hand.

Dinner was ready about an hour later and everyone was seated at the table in the dining room. "Wow! Sharon this all looks so good" Nicole said as she helped place the food dishes on the table. Andy was carving the turkey breast in the kitchen and then brought it out to the table. Gus also helped bring the food out and then sat next to Rusty. Andy sat at the head of the table next to Sharon on his right and Provenza on his left. Patrice sat next to Provenza and then Nicole was next to her. Dean and the boys followed around the table and then Matthew sat next to Sharon with Rusty and Gus next to him. Before they started serving the meal, Sharon stood up and clink her water glass to get everyone's attention. "Before we start, I just want to say a few words" she said and then cleared her throat. "Last year on Thanksgiving, we were in the hospital waiting for Andy's surgery to finish, not knowing what that was going to bring. With our faith and our beliefs, Andy's surgery was successful and minus a couple of more health scares, we are all doing fine and are healthy today. It's a lot to be thankful for and I am truly thankful every day that you are here with me, Andy" Sharon said to him and everyone at the table raised their glasses. Sharon leaned in to Andy and kissed him on his lips. "I love you" they whispered to each other. "We are also thankful that Matthew is here with us and is part of our ever growing family" Sharon said to Matthew and everyone raised their glasses with that too. They then said grace and everyone started passing around the food to eat.

After dinner, they all sat around outside in the backyard while the kids played with Moxie there. Andy had set up the fire pit and as the night grew late, the fire pit was started and everyone gathered around it telling stories. Sharon was sitting next to Andy and she leaned in to his side. He placed his arm around her. They watched everyone at their new house laughing and talking about anything. Moxie was being chased by Andy's step-grandsons all over the yard. Moxie stopped running and laid down by Andy and then the kids settled down and found their parents who were sitting across from Andy and Sharon. Matthew was sitting in a chair next to Sharon and he fell asleep. Sharon looked over at him and smiled. She nudged Andy's side and Andy glanced over at the kid. "He's had a big day" he said to her and smiled. Provenza stood up from his seat. "It's getting late, and we better get going" he said to everyone as he helped Patrice up from her seat. "Thank you so much for having us over, everything was delicious and wonderful" Patrice said to Sharon as they walked back inside the house. Nicole, Dean, and the boys followed them into the house and they said their goodbyes to Sharon and Andy. Gus brought Matthew inside the house as everyone left. "Where should I place him?" he asked Sharon and Andy who were standing at the front door. "Can you take him upstairs in his room?" Sharon asked Gus and Gus nodded and did that. Sharon followed him upstairs. Rusty was outside bringing some things in the house and Andy went back out there to put water on the fire pit.

After everything was brought in and turned off, Andy and Moxie headed upstairs to see where Sharon was. Rusty and Gus made their way to Rusty's place above the garage. The dog went running up the stairs and into Matthew's bedroom. Sharon was in there tucking the boy in. "Good night" she said to Matthew as he was already sleeping. Moxie settled on the bed and went to sleep too. Sharon walked out of his room and was greeted by Andy who was waiting for her in the hallway. He pulled her in and held her while rubbing her back. "Thank you for a great day and evening" he said to her. She looked up at him. "You're very welcome" she said back to him and gave him a kiss. They went into their bedroom and got ready for bed. After they had changed their clothes, Sharon and Andy settled into bed with Sharon laying her head on Andy's shoulder and Andy holding her close to him.

"I need to tell you something" Andy said as they laid there. "What is it?" Sharon asked him. "Well, you know when we came back from the grocery store, something was bothering me" Andy said. "Yeah, I could tell" Sharon said as she shifted up to look at him. "When Matthew and I were in the grocery store, I thought I saw Croelick there too" Andy said to her as he looked into her eyes. Sharon gave a look of panic. "But, I couldn't find him in the store" he said to her. She looked back at him. "I also saw him outside in the parking lot looking straight at me, but then a truck went by and when it moved, he was gone" Andy continued. Sharon shook her head. "I don't want to worry about him anymore" Sharon said back to Andy and settled into his embrace again. "I love you" she whispered to him. "I love you too" Andy whispered back to her. They both fell asleep, looking forward to whatever might lie ahead for them.

The end